Brannigan v Smith [2017] NSWSC 1201

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Brannigan v Smith [2017] NSWSC 1201 Hearing dates: 28 – 29 August 2017 Date of orders: 08 September 2017 Decision date: 08 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Plaintiff validly exercised option to purchase. Catchwords: LAND LAW – conveyancing – options – option to purchase – date of exchange – defendants claim exchange of counterparts occurred using email copy of execution page – plaintiff claims exchange occurred using original counterparts at later time – whether agreed that exchange would occur using email copy of signature page – date of exchange held to be date of exchange of original counterparts

LAND LAW – conveyancing – service of notices – whether service on agent valid – whether service by facsimile effective – whether Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 170 facultative or mandatory Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), ss 66ZG, 170 Cases Cited: Bressan v Squires [1974] 2 NSWLR 460 Ex parte Dally-Watkins; Re Wilson (1955) 72 WN (NSW) 454 FAI General Insurance Company Ltd (in liquidation) v Parras (2002) 55 NSWLR 498; [2002] NSWCA 334 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Mineaplenty Pty Ltd v Trek 31 Pty Ltd (2006) 17 BPR 32,645; [2006] NSWSC 1203 Sindel v Georgiou (1984) 154 CLR 661 Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd v Papantoniou [2017] NSWSC 964 Young v Lamb (2001) 10 BPR 18,553; [2001] NSWCA 225 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Laura Diane Brannigan (Plaintiff) Adam Douglas Smith (First Defendant) Heath David Jamieson (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr CJM Palmer (Plaintiff) Mr P Kondich (Defendants)